The Ancient Paths - Discovering the Lost Map of Celtic Europe

Graham Robb's new book will change the way you see European civilization. Inspired by a chance discovery, Robb became fascinated with the world of the Celts: their gods, their art, and, most of all, their sophisticated knowledge of science. His investigations gradually revealed something extaordinary: a lost map, of an empire constructed with precision and beauty across vast tracts of Europe. The map had been forgotten for almost two millennia and its implications were astonishing. Minutely researched and rich in revelations, The Ancient Paths brings to life centuries of our distant history and reinterprets pre-Roman Europe. Told with all of Robb’s grace and verve, it is a dazzling, unforgettable book.

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'remarkable . . . an overarching, wondrous reworking of history rooted in painstaking, if not obsessive, research. And if its fantastical connections and arcane details leave the reader reeling, perhaps that is merely a reflection of the astounding complexity and continuing mystery of a lost civilisation that Graham Robb has restored to its rightful place.' Philip Hoare, Literary Review

Product details

• Authors: Graham Robb
• Publisher: Picador Uk
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 18
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 01.07.2014
• EAN: 9780330531511
• ISBN: 978-0-330-53151-1
• No. of pages: 400
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 201 mm x 30 mm
• Series: Picador; Aziza's Secret Fairy Door
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Pre and early history; Non-fiction book; HISTORY / Civilization, HISTORY / Europe / General, HISTORY / Historical Geography, Ancient History, Celtic religion and mythology, Celtic religion & mythology, Historical maps and atlases, Historical maps & atlases, BCE period – Protohistory